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Welcome to the Toshali Literature Festival 2026
The Toshali Literature Festival, hosted in Bhubaneswar, is a vibrant celebration of literature and the arts. With engaging panel discussions, poetry sessions, and cultural events, it brings together authors, thinkers, and creatives from across India. Organized by the Udaygiri Foundation, the festival aims to promote diverse voices, regional literature, and intellectual discourse. It serves as a platform for exploring ideas, storytelling, and the power of words in an evolving cultural landscape.
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Schedule Plan
10.00 11.55
INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome Address to Chief Guest: Dr Pratibha Ray, Distinguished Guest of Honour: Dr. Shanta Acharya, Guest of Honour: Dr. KV Dominic, Prof. Mazrooh Rashid, Dr. Chandrasekhar Hota
Conferment of JMNAfL 2026 to Mr. Robin Singh Ngangom.
Keynote Address by Keynote Speaker: Mr. Hara Prasad Das
Release of Toshali Anthology Book
12.00 12.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 01
Literature and Gender
Chair: Dr. Bhagaban Jaysingh
Co-Chair: Ms. Parampita Satpathy
Moderator: Ms. Sushri Sangita Mishra
Panelist: Dr. Adyasha Das, Dr. Vinita Agrawal, Dr. Kamala Prasad Mahapatra
01.00 01.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 02
Climate Change and Literature
Chair: Dr. Aurobindo Behera
Moderator: Mr. Jay Jagdev
Panelist: Mr. Chadrahas Chaudhury, Mr. Bhabani Tripathy, Dr. JK Panigrahi, Dr. Sutapa Pati
3.00 3.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 03
Poetry: My Cup of Tea
Chair: Mr. Krushna Bal
Moderator: Mr. Agnivesh Mohapatra
Panelists: Ms. Smitha Sehgal, Dr. Ranjit Dutta, Ms. Divya K Unni
4.00 4.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 04
Engaging with Regional Literature
Chair: Prof Jatin Nayak
Moderator: Mr. N. N. Das
Panelists: Dr. Gourahari Das, Dr. Sangram Jena, Dr. Rudra Kinshuk
5.30 6.25
Poetry Session (English)
Chair: Mr. Dillip Mohapatra
Moderator: Ms. Anindita Bose, Ms. Afruja Akhtar
Co-Chair: Ms. Meenakshi Goswami
6.30 6.55
Face to Face
Mr. Robin S. Ngangom, winner JMNAfL 2026 in conversation with Mr. Dipak Samantrai
7.00
Cultural Programme
Screening of ‘A Tale to Begin With’ a movie on the life of Late Shri. Jayanta Mahapatra by Mr.Bishweswar Das
Singing
10.00 10.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 01
Feminism in Contemporary Fiction
Chair: Dr. Bina Singh
Moderator: Dr. Pragyan Prabartika Dash
Panelists : Dr. Snehaprava Das, Ms.Sarojini Sahu, Dr. Gopa Nayak, Ms. Namitarani Panda.
11.00 11.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 02
Film and Literature
Chair: Mr.Sabyasachi Mohapatra
Moderator: Mr.Zakir Khan
Panelists : Mr. Surya Deo, Dr. Rajani Ranjan
12.00 12.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 03
Children’s Literature - Loosing Ground
Chair: Mr. Dash Benhur
Moderator: Mr. Prasanna Behera
Panelists : Mr. Mahendra Mallick, Mr.Braja K. Sarkar, Mr.Parashuram R. Gande
2.00 2.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 04
Literature and Social Media
Chair: Mrs. Mrinal Chatterjee
Moderator: Mr. Parambrahma Tripathi
Panelists : Prof. Asim Ranjan Padhi, Dr. Priyanka Banerjee, Dr. Nidhi Garg
3.00 3.55
PANEL DISCUSSION – 05
Poet’s Poetry versus AI Poetry
Chair: Mr. Mrutyunjay Sarangi
Moderator: Ms. Kalkee Krushna
Panelists : Mr. Sankar Narayan Mallik, Mr. Satyananda Sarangi, Ms. Shakuntala Gupta, Ms. Mitra Samal
4.00 4.55
New Faces, New Voices- Short Story Reading by Young Writers
Chair : Dr. Hiranmayee Mishra
Co-Chair: Mr. Saroj Bal
Participants: Ms. Saijyoti Pradhan, Mr. Subrat Senapati, Ms. Srisikta Suvadarsini, Ms. Pragyan Paramita Rath, Mr. Anshuman Sahu, Mr. Anup Senapati
5.00 5.55
Multilingual Poetry Reading Session
Chair : Mr. Inam Hussain Begg Mullick
Co- Chair : Mr. Rakshak Nayak
Moderator: Dr. Vedula Ramalakshmi, Ms. Sweta Rout
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